E-Class offers improved communication, easy-to-understand visuals, and increased public education. The ability for students to contribute to slides allows for more in-depth communication and participation. In addition, editable presentations help students and instructors discuss materials that cannot be explained in a simple outline, as might be done with a traditional whiteboard or slideshow. E-Class may be used inside and outside of the classroom, and instructors can make lectures public, letting outside users learn from the classroom without being there.

The biggest concerns of E-Class involve limited bandwidth, costly upgrades, and potential distractions. Bandwidth requirements may be a problem because of the size of video streams and other sharable objects. Additionally, sharing across the Internet could make presentations delayed or pixelated, and a large number of guest users could overload the system. Using E-Class as intended requires each student to have a networked computer. If classrooms don’t already have that setup, they would require potentially pricey upgrades. Lastly, since each student needs to use a computer, they can possibly be distracted by unrelated websites or chats.